This book written by A. Bollas (Ireland) and C. Bennett (US of A) provides a contemporary review of the concept of notional hours in learning design and its role in encouraging learner self efficacy and learner engagement.
Accessed the ebook through our library and read using the Thorium reader.
The book is published 2026. It is not too long, 187 pages across 7 chapters. It is well structured, with relevant diagrams summarising key concepts and written for accessibility by practitioners. The chapter cover the following:
- Understanding learner autonomy and self-regulation - introduces the precepts and direction of the book
- the role of notional hours in curriculum design - unpacks the notion of notional hours, especially since it is not always well understood or applied.
- rethinking notional hours for greater learner autonomy and engagement - repackages notional hours with a learning and learner focused objective
- principles and learning theories behind blended learning - presents the challenges and recommends some ways to design blended learning that maximises notional hours which make sense to learners.
- designing interactive and engaging learning experiences - ideas and case studies.
- assessing and enhancing student engagement - assessments FOR learning anchor this chapter.
- policy and institutional support for innovative education - discusses the many facets in the educational ecosystem to support better learning and learner-centred education.
A good resource for teachers, learner designers and academic/educational developers.
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